Job Details

Strategy:

• Consults with stakeholders to analyse, define, and prioritize business requirements and functional and operational specifications for FMO Projects/Programmes.
• Formulates and defines program scope and objectives for the work stream with thorough understanding of business processes in a specific business domain.

Business:

• In depth understanding of FM products, FMO functions, processes and regional market environments.

People and Talent :

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior colleagues
• Assist with capacity planning for colleagues assigned to projects/programmes

Risk Management:

• Assess, track and monitor all risks and issues related to project/programme delivery
• Review new processes and procedures resulting from Change delivery against the Operational Risk Framework

Governance :

• Support business case development that can be fed into global investment portfolio governance or FMO change governance / steerco

Regulatory & Business Conduct :

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Apply delivery to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] *
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders:

• Regional & Country FMO function Leads
• Support functions (e.g. Risk, Compliance, Legal)
• FM Front Office & FM Change
• FM Technology

Other Responsibilities:

• Provides technical consultation concerning business implications of complex application development projects.
• Supports testing of new or enhanced applications and/or systems and provides guidance to junior team members on complex testing tasks including case development, requirement traceability analysis, test preparation, script writing, and functional test execution.
• Gathers and analyses information and develops recommendations to address major business objectives that span multiple, global business and technology areas.
• Works with business and technology teams to develop technology roadmap strategy.
• Trains users on new or enhanced applications and/or systems of higher complexity.
• Serves as point of contact or subject matter expert for the business on specific systems.

• Minimum 5 years business analysis experience (familiarity with process documentation and modelling, workshop facilitation, business requirements documentation, gap analysis, solution design and support during delivery / testing phase).
• Experience and deep understanding of FM business in the front-office and back-office operations and trade lifecycle for FX cash, derivatives and securities is necessary.
• Experience in managing market and regulatory driven change in emerging markets would be an advantage.
• Highly organised, independent and self-motivated. Able to influence stakeholders and guide junior analysts in delivering change.
• Self-disciplined and a self-starter who is not afraid to challenge status-quo, demonstrates personal leadership to drive forward projects and change agenda. Able to bring their own point of view and recommendations.
• Ability to comprehend & map Business and Technical Architecture in solutioning.
• People management experience will be an advantage
• Experience in delivering trading or financial markets application deployment or enhancement.
• Keen awareness of technology changes in financial markets, open-mindedness and motivated to take on change and challenges.
• Strong financial analytics skills (Excel, VBA) and ability to present results to facilitate communication (PowerPoint), process documentation skills (MS Visio), project management tools for planning and reporting (Clarity)
• Experience in Agile delivery (e.g. Scrum) would be an advantage.
• Degree in Accounting (or similar), preferably a Masters
• PMP or CSM Certified, preferred
• Fluent proficiency in English language (written and spoken); clear and concise communications.

Reference ID - GH/BFSI/JC//06112019//87555/VP-Project Manager-Financial Market Change